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...brink of a new day in Iran, Khatami should take note that there is a certain carelessness to an excessively careful approach. Given the support of like-minded reformers in Parliament, he should seize the opportunity to enact reforms and usher Iran into an era of freedom and prosperity...
...Democratic presidential debate. Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields announced to the crowd at Harlem's Apollo Theater that it was "the first-ever presidential debate in a predominantly African-American neighborhood." A mezzanine box of Bill Bradley supporters included filmmaker Spike Lee, Harvard philosopher Cornel West, rapper Usher and L.A. Lakers coach Phil Jackson. But while the setting and faces were untraditional, the results were familiar: The candidates appeared ideologically similar - and, as has been the case in recent encounters, emerging alpha male Al Gore seemed to bull his way to the upper hand...
...These experiments, which scientists caution are not necessarily indicative of future success in human subjects, could usher in a new era of organ transplants, giving hope to people whose sensory organs have been damaged or lost. While scientists have already used human cells to grow skin in labs, the generation of eyes and ears is a more complex and multi-faceted challenge, in part because of the complexity of those organs. But in the long run, scientists say, it's possible that human cells could someday be used to grow replacement parts - thus diminishing the dependence on human donors...
...This war...is one of those elemental conflicts which usher in a new millennium and which shake the world...
AUSTRALIA: The Sydney Opera House is dwarfed by a massive fireworks display as Australians usher in the New Year...